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09.07.2020

How to avoid container incidents?

A new White Paper urges counter measures against the increasing number of container-related incidents caused by poorly stowed, undeclared or misdeclared dangerous cargoes. The National Cargo Bureau (NCB) – a US inspection...

09.07.2020

Coolport II is on the move

Kloosterboer will break ground on 13 July, starting to building a freezer high-rise building with a storage capacity of 60,000 pallet spaces at the City Terminal Rotterdam. The building is expected to be completed in January...

08.07.2020

K Line's revised 2050 vision

The Japan-based shipping company K Line has thoroughly revised its long-term guideline concerning environmental policy, the so-called “K Line environmental vision 2050 - blue seas for the future", which comprises initiatives...

08.07.2020

Maersk believes in customs business

Danish shipping company A.P. Moeller-Maersk will buy Sweden-based KGH Customs Services for SKR 2.6 billion (approx. EUR 250 million) from investor Bridgepoint Development Capital. With this acquisition, Maersk aims to widen its...

08.07.2020

Eco laurels for Port of Dunkirk

The French port of Dunkirk has again gained Pers (port environmental review system) certification. The award was set up by the Eco Ports network and is regularly issued by Espo (European sea ports organisation). This...

07.07.2020

More ULCV, more handling troubles

The recently published tenth WPSP-IAPH Covid19 port economic impact barometer gives a first indication of the development of container handling in ports located in countries where lockdown restrictions are being eased. The report...

07.07.2020

Dues suspended to boost traffic on Kiel Canal

Low bunker prices not only pave the way for shipping companies around the Cape instead of the Suez Canal. The same development has led to a considerable decline of traffic on the North German Kiel Canal compared to the detour...

07.07.2020

CNCo improves data exchange ship-to-shore

The China Navigation Company (CNCo) is cooperating with Dualog, a Tromsø (Norway)-based maritime digital platform provider, in the use of Dualog Drive, a maritime-optimised file and folder replication service that is designed to...

06.07.2020

Next generation CCS for Sète

The French port of Sète on the Mediterranean has now made its choice after launching a tender in November 2019 for the next generation of its online IT platform CCS (cargo community system). The Port of Sète has selected...

06.07.2020

On the coast of Algeria

Three vessels of the Spanish shipping company Trans Med Express (TME), operated by Transbulk Shipping, whose general agent is Marmedsa, carried out three simultaneous loading and unloading operations in Algerian ports. The...

06.07.2020

Rotor sails cut emissions

Two 35 m tall rotor sails will be installed onboard the "SC Connector", a 12,250 gross tonne (GT) side door ro-ro cargo vessel that operates in the North Sea. Norsepower, a provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems,...

03.07.2020

Gothenburg terminal soon operational

In Sweden, a new transhipment terminal, located between the Port of Gothenburg container and ro-ro terminals, is gradually emerging. The terminal is designed to handle forest products which will arrive by rail from Swedish...

03.07.2020

More men for Cape Town

South African state-owned port operator Transnet is deploying further staff to its container and multipurpose terminals at the Port of Cape Town. Backlogs caused by the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in reduced...

03.07.2020

New cranes at Regensburg

The intermodal operator Bayernhafen, Germany, is enhancing its equipment. As the largest freight transport and cargo handling hub in all of Bavaria, Regensburg is the chosen location of the company that has five more inland port...

02.07.2020

MSC goes instant

The Switzerland-headquartered MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has added a new tool to its e-business platform myMSC. The instant quote function provides for real-time shipping rates for container bookings. Currently, the...

02.07.2020

Floating crane in New York harbour

For multiple deployment in the New York harbour, Sims Metal Management made flexible use of a Liebherr mobile harbour crane type LHM 600 to load scrap and unload salt. The crane is placed on a floating barge and can be moved to...

02.07.2020

A trio for fair bunker prices

With regards to the volatile charges for bunkering in the transport market, an initiative which the maritime consultancy Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) started last year to define fair principles and a clear...

01.07.2020

Q3/2020 in the doldrums, Sea Intelligence expects

In its latest issue 106 of its Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence refers to the recent revision of the IMF's outlook for the global economy,...

01.07.2020

AEO for APM in Barcelona

APM Terminals Barcelona has taken a further step to ease up handling processes. The terminal has obtained the authorised economic operator (OEA) certificate for customs procedures, a declaration issued by the Spanish tax agency...

01.07.2020

Maiden voyage of HMM "Oslo" in UK

The HMM "Oslo", the biggest vessel ever to call at DP World Southampton, has completed her maiden voyage to the UK. The ULCV arrived at Southampton from South Korea having called at ports in China, Singapore and...